Just read in USA today the the Governemnt has a small...wllet size passport card available for mexico and canada trips. makes it easier to travel in North America and less hassell on carrying the full size passport.

Check it out next time your in the post office cost is $45 for 10 years.

a passport is a $100, its not a 200 pounnd tuna,not a big deal. good luck T-town

News Flash...

yes a regular USA passport is $100 green backs but to ease the problem of issuing a global passport for those who travel within North America read NAU...the USA government has begun to issue driver license size Passports for travel between Mexico USA and Canada.

Starting Feb. 1, U.S. residents who travel frequently by land or sea between the USA and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda can apply for a cheaper, wallet-sized alternative to a traditional passport, which is already required for all air travel outside the USA.
The new passport card, to be issued sometime this spring, will be valid for 10 years for adults, five years for children 15 and younger. The cost will be $45 for adults, $35 for children — vs. the regular passport cost of $97 for adults and $82 for children.

As of Jan. 31, meanwhile, adults crossing U.S. borders by land or sea who don't already have passports must show both a government-issued I.D. card, such as a driver's license, and proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.

http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html